So finally, we all met last Saturday at Sakae Sushi at the SM North Annex for our epic erm merienda (?) sushi buffet. You see, we were only allowed to use the coupon during their off peak hours so we reserved a table for 3:30 PM. We had been dying to redeem the coupon as soon as it was purchased online, but somehow work and other things got in the way. We had been dreaming and talking about this sushi smorgasborg for months so you can imagine how excited we were last Saturday!
The coupon was worth Php 1,500.00, so it only cost us Php 250.00 each. Our one hour time limit started as soon as we sat. Our assigned server told us the rules as soon as we were ushered into our booth. She told us that all the sushi/items placed on the conveyor belt were fair game, except for the bottled juices which would cost us extra. We also got a bowl of miso soup each and a choice of bottomless hot or cold green tea. The coupon was really too good to be true! As soon as we were given the go signal I felt my adrenaline pumping. I've always had a bit of a competitive streak in me so I was determined to get the most out of this buffet within the time limit given to us.
It took a while for us to come up with a game plan. The whirring sound of the conveyor belt together with the assortment of colorful plates marching past our table was hypnotic. I could've easily gotten lost in it. But we had a running clock so we quickly started picking out plates that caught our eye. Half of the fun was in grabbing the plates. And grab we did.
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Here were some of my fave picks that day. There was a wide assortment of nigiri sushi (hand-formed sushi rice with a seafood type topping over it) with toppings such as salmon, tuna, shrimp, blue marlin, and (weirdly enough) octopus. They also had the typical maki sushi (rolled sushi with nori). There were also a few non-shushi items on the conveyor belt like, sauteed pepper chicken, chicken roll with asparagus and cheese, tofu steak, and tempura crabsticks as seen above. We prolly ate close to 55 plates of sushi between us six! That's 100++ pieces of sushi. LOL. *high fives all around*
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| Our first 30 minutes! |
Whatever Sakae Sushi lacked in quality, we made up for in quantity. They made sure that their sushi rolls had extra thick layers of rice in it so the proportions were a bit off. Hey from a business point of view I completely understand why they did this. Rice fills you up really fast and if you get customers like us everyday it would be quite hard to make a decent profit. During our last 15 minutes, our server asked us if there was a specific item or items we'd like the kitchen to put out on the conveyor belt. We didn't know this was possible! If I had known earlier, I would've been stuffing myself with salmon nigiri the whole time. I quickly asked for a few more salmon nigiris and true enough, they immediately put out three plates of it on the conveyor belt. I promptly ate two. At this point, I was stuffed up to my head in sushi.
If we go by the per-plate-prices of their sushi, to say that we got our money's worth is a huge understatement.
Yuri and I had to walk around the mall five times to get our tummies settled. Yep that was dinner for us. I definitely won't be eating any sort of sushi for at least a month. But if I do feel like going on a sushi binge, I now know where to go. Sakae Sushi may not have the best sushi out there but we got it for a steal and we definitely had a blast!
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| Happy tummies. :) |
I'm not sure when they'll release coupons again, but their All Day Sushi Buffet rates aren't half bad:
- Adults Php 399.00 / head
- Kids Php 199.00 / head
Address: UG/F SM City North EDSA Annex, North Ave. cor. EDSA, Quezon City
Tel. #: (02) 332-9139
Hours: 10:00 AM to 9:00 PM daily
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